‘The Office’ Writers Nearly Split Up Jim And Pam For Show’s Final Season

Boris Johnson faces the threat of a national public sector strike over plans to axe tens of thousands of civil service jobs.

The weather this weekend in Scotland will be 'quite pleasant' with temperatures in the high teens across much of the country.

Sadly, Outlander season six is now over - and fans have to once again endure Droughtlander as we wait for them to finish season 7.

Céline Dion is going from strength to strength since her recent health struggles and on Thursday the star shared a very impressive career milestone with her fans.MORE: Celine Dion looks glowing in rare photo amid health woes - fans reactTaking to her Instagram account, the singing sensation shared an epic throwback of a clip from a special behind-the-scenes look at her music video I'm Alive, which was filmed 20 years ago.WATCH: Celine Dion on the verge of tears as she announces tour newsCaptioning the clip was the message: "#Throwback to 20 years ago this month when Celine filmed the “I’m Alive” music video, fun times! Recently, the video hit the legendary mark of 300 MILLION views on @youtube! Thanks to all of you for watching… probably more than once! - Team Celine."READ: Celine Dion on verge of tears while sharing update on health difficultiesRELATED: Celine Dion's 'severe and persistent muscle spasms': a doctor explains the cause In the video, the mother-of-three looked sensational as she donned a variety of iconic looks. Céline is a doting mother-of-threeOne of the exquisite ensembles saw the star in a bronze satin gown which, with material attached to her fingers, created elegant wings as she strutted on set.Céline also wore a dazzling strapless gown of silver sparkles which was matched with silver strappy shoes and hoop earrings in the same shade.In the video, Céline was also captured looking equally fabulous in a pink vest and blue flared jeans.Fans couldn't wait to comment on the thrilling throwback.

MORE: Rob Burrow opens up about brave battle with Motor Neurone DiseaseMike Tindall will head up the famous names at the black-tie Sapphire Ball at London's Hard Rock Hotel on 11 June, while Mark Wright will host a night of music and entertainment in another room at the venue. Robert Burrow with his wife Lindsey after he was made an MBE by the Princess Royal in AprilBoth events are open to the public and proceeds from tickets will go to the MND Association.EXCLUSIVE: Mike Tindall, James Haskell and Alex Payne discuss fatherhood and Platinum Jubilee plansMORE: The surprising connection between Princess Eugenie and Mike Tindall's podcastsRob, who was a star player for the Leeds Rhinos despite being only 5'2", will be among the guests, along with his wife Lindsey and former teammates.Mike, who will take part in a live Q&A with fellow sports stars Alan Brazil, Tom Shanklin and David Flatman, tells HELLO! "Being a Yorkshireman I watched a lot of the Rhinos games when I was growing up and through my professional career.

Ant Anstead's latest social media snapshot sparked a huge reaction from fans for more than one reason. The British TV presenter - who is in a relationship with Hollywood star Renee Zellweger - posted a photo on Instagram in which he was flanked by a group of male friends who were drinking and smiling.  MORE: Renee Zellweger makes surprise confession about working on Jerry MaguireAnt captioned it: "Hanging with the dads of @lagunabeachparentsclub," and fans rushed to comment on how lovely it is to have a supportive parenting network and called the photo: "So much fun."WATCH: Renee Zellweger stars on Ant Anstead's show Celebrity IOU: Joyride However, the fact that Ant had his youngest child, Hudson - from his marriage to Christina Haack - perched happily on his shoulders seemed to confuse a number of his fans as he was the only youngster in attendance."Everyone else lost their kids?" asked one, while a second added: "Just wondering.

Naman Ramachandran The Twitter deal is temporarily on hold, billionaire Elon Musk posted on Friday.“Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users,” Musk posted on Twitter.Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of usershttps://t.co/Y2t0QMuuyn— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 13, 2022In the tweet, Musk provided a link to a May 2 Reuters article quoting Twitter’s filing on Monday. “Twitter Inc estimated in a filing on Monday that false or spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of its monetizable daily active users during the first quarter,” the Reuters piece said.Musk has been vocal about cleaning the platform of spam bots.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe first trailer for Jasmine Trinca’s “Marcel!” features Alba Rohrwacher’s eccentric artist searching for her beloved lost dog Marcel, and in the process reconnecting with her neglected young daughter.The film, which is a Special Screenings title at the Cannes Film Festival this year, has secured distribution in France with Rezo Films. Paris-based sales agent Totem Films, which handled sales for hit movie “Compartment No.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSwedish director Ninja Thyberg is the winner of this year’s annual Women in Motion Young Talent Award, bestowed by the Kering Group and the Cannes Film Festival to a standout first-time female director.Thyberg is being honored for directing several shorts and a feature all centered around the theme of “sexuality as a prism for viewing passion in society,” the award’s organizers said in a statement.In 2013, Thyberg’s short “Pleasure” was presented in Cannes’ Critics’ Week section. The short was then expanded into her first feature by the same title which was chosen in the Cannes official selection in 2020 and then screened in 2021 at Sundance, and was also awarded the jury prize in 2021 at Deauville.

Peter Andre has expressed his fury and frustration this week as yet again demeaning comments by his onetime love interest Rebekah Vardy about his manhood resurfaced. Now friend and presenter Lizzie Cundy has waded into chipolata-gate, after the slur re-emerged in the current Wagatha Christie libel trial which sees Vardy suing fellow Wag Coleen Rooney.TV personality and host Lizzie, 54, insisted she's seen Mysterious Girl singer Peter, 49, "in his Speedos" and he's got much more in his pants than a small sausage. Gushing over her close friend and saying how much she "loves" the musician, the star threw her full support behind the dad-of-four.

The fundraiser set up by Deborah James in support of cancer research in the UK has hit the £4 million mark after just four days. Deborah, 40, surpassed her original goal of £250,000 in donations soon after creating the Bowel Babe Fund when she announced she has devastatingly been moved to end of life care while suffering from stage four bowel cancer. Having received support on her Just Giving page from over 250,000 supporters so far, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the BBC podcaster looks set to reach near her new target of “£5 million by the weekend”.

The Queen has been spotted making her way to The Royal Windsor Horse Show in Home Park, Windsor Castle, after missing the first day.The monarch was pictured beaming on 13 May as she sat in the front seat of a car with a pair of sunglasses to shield her eyes. Smiling for the cameras, the Queen, 96, donned a black jumper with a white shirt underneath alongside a pair of pearl earrings for the outing. She wore a hint of make up, too, as she had some pink blush with a bright pink lipstick on.

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness writer Michael Waldron has confirmed there were discussions about a Deadpool cameo.The Marvel character, played by Ryan Reynolds, has yet to make an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Disney‘s acquisition of 21st Century Fox. While many hoped he would appear in the Doctor Strange sequel, a cameo didn’t materialise.Speaking to ComicBook.com, screenwriter Waldron confirmed Deadpool was considered for a cameo during the writing stage.

As people attempt to juggle the different demands of their hectic lifestyles, it’s no surprise that making time for romance can often fall to the bottom of people’s lists. And, as a result, it turns out that a significant proportion of people are willing to sacrifice their sex lives for a bit of serenity. According to research by Casumo, over half of women in the UK would rather spend some time alone than embark on a night between the sheets.

Eurovision 2022 – you can see a full list of the latest odds below.This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will take place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy tomorrow (May 14) following the country’s victory in last year’s competition, which saw Måneskin take the top prize.After emerging as the favourites in recent weeks, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra remain 1/3 favourites with William Hill to win tomorrow’s competition.The act are also listed at 2/5 to win on Oddschecker, an aggregate bookies’ website which lists odds by 28 of the world’s leading bookmakers.The UK’s entrant Sam Ryder is priced at 6/1 on William Hill, making him the second-favourite to prevail in Turin tomorrow.

Emmerdale fans were left shocked at new dramatic scenes in the ongoing feud between Cain Dingle and Al Chapman over Chloe Harris’s stalking ordeal. Previously, Chloe (Jessie Elland) had found out that her ex Noah (Jack Downham) had been taking photos of her and storing them on his laptop without her consent.Thursday night’s episode saw a dramatic twist in the storyline when Al wanted to bring Noah to justice for what he did to Chloe, with Cain wanting to protect his family. This led to Cain and Chas (Lucy Pargeter) embarking on a car chase to retrieve Noah's laptop that Amy Wyatt (Natalie Ann Jamieson) had stolen and tried to prevent Al from going to the police station with.

Måneskin have shared their latest single ‘Supermodel’ – you can listen to the new song below.The track is the Italian four-piece’s first new music release of 2022, following on from their October single ‘Mammamia’.Written in LA and produced by Max Martin, ‘Supermodel’ was inspired “by the many characters they met during their time in LA”.“We wrote ‘Supermodel’ after spending the best few months in LA,” Måneskin said in a statement about their new single. “At times we were surprised yet intrigued to find how people cared so much about the idea of ‘celebrity’ and status, obsessing over their looks and connections.“We started to imagine an enigmatic Supermodel character.

Tom Fletcher has gushed over his wife Giovanna Fletcher on Instagram as the couple celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. Former Strictly Come Dancing star Tom, 36, posted seven snaps showing off the couple’s relationship on Thursday night. The loved-up husband and wife are holding a glass of bubbly in the first photo and Tom revealed the sweet gift he received from his wife.

Burna Boy has shared a new track called ‘Last Last’ – you can listen to it below.Produced by Chopstix, the song samples Toni Braxton‘s 2000 single ‘He Wasn’t Man Enough’. It’ll appear on the Nigerian artist’s sixth studio album ‘Love, Damini’, which is due to arrive this summer.The accompanying ‘Last Last’ video was directed by Burna Boy – real name Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu – and features “my house, my car, my friends, my Igbo, my Shayo”, per an onscreen message.“And most importantly [it’s] for you, my fans,” it adds.

Molly-Mae Hague has shared an anecdote about Deborah James after the presenter raised £4million for charity.The terminally ill presenter has been made a Dame after raising just short of millions for charity in a matter of days, after announcing that she had been moved to hospice at home care.The 40 year old, who has been courageously battling bowel cancer for five years, wrote a heartbreaking “goodbye" post on Monday revealing that her body “just wasn’t playing ball” and has raised millions of pounds in just a few days to go towards research and treatment of the disease.Taking to Twitter, Molly-Mae shared how she was “so inspired” by Deborah’s work. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Posting a photo of a television segment covering Deborah’s fundraising campaign, Molly Mae wrote: “You are incredible @bowelbabe “My mum went to an event especially to meet Deborah a few years back because we were so inspired by her journey/podcast.

A drug courier who was spared jail after he was caught trafficking pounds 2.4 million worth of cocaine has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment by appeal judges.

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A holidaymaker from Rochdale says his Spanish holiday got off to a ‘nightmare’ start after finding his flight’s bags dumped across the terminal floor.

John Travolta is raising two very talented children and his latest video of 11-year-old Benjamin only goes to prove it. The Saturday Night Fever actor took to Instagram with a clip of his youngest child at the gym and you have to see it to believe it. MORE: John Travolta leaves fans in disbelief as he embraces life in the UKThe short but very impressive post shows Benjamin swinging off a bar, flying through the air and landing several meters away on another piece of gym equipment. WATCH: John Travolta's son has an amazing talent Benjamin's parkour move was so impressive, John's fans couldn't wait to comment. "OMG," wrote several of his followers as others added: "Ben!! Whaaaaaaat," and, "He's like Spider-Man. Holy Moly".John captioned the clip: "New best for Ben," suggesting he's been practicing the move for some time. READ: John Travolta shares glimpse of Ella's incredible birthday celebrationsMORE: John Travolta shares 'very proud moment' in rare personal videoThe star is raising Benjamin and his sister, Ella - who has forged a career in music and acting - alone, after his wife, Kelly Preston passed away following a battle with breast cancer. A post shared by John Travolta (@johntravolta)Benjamin broke his personal best The family recently remembered the actress on Mother's Day. Ella, 22, shared a heartbreaking tribute to Kelly, along with a touching throwback photo showing the pair beaming together as they rode a fairground ride.She wrote: "I've learned a lot from all of the strong and powerful women in my life, I thank you all for being such wonderful role models.

Emmerdale actress Jessie Elland has given hint that her character Chloe Harris’ dad might appear on the show. Since arriving on the soap last August, Chloe has been mentally plagued by the horrid treatment of her dad after she left home to escape him. While Jessie’s character had hoped to move on from her traumatic past, she recently found herself in the grips of another menacing man — possessive stalker Noah Dingle, played by Jack Downham.

Over the past week we’ve been celebrating the 15th anniversary of The Office, which premiered way back in March 2005. It was just one of those all-time great sitcoms that hit its stride early and never really overstayed its welcome, as so many TV shows do.

Difficulties between the actor and network NBC reportedly led to his departure after Season 7